Corporate PSL Lawyer - Part-time

Job Overview

Our client, a top commercial law firm in Dublin City Centre is now looking to recruit a Corporate Solicitor to work as an M&A Professional Support Lawyer on a full-time or a part-time basis (3 or 4 days per week) to support the lawyers in its busy Corporate department, focusing on M&A, across a number of areas outlined below, including the design and delivery of learning and development (L&D) programmes.

This role might suit a corporate solicitor who would like to take a step back from transactional work for a year without losing touch with market and legislative activity in the area, or a corporate law solicitor who is looking to return to the corporate law workforce from some time off.

The job is a 12 month contract role, reporting to the Head of Corporate and the Head of L&D. The individual will work directly with Corporate M&A Practice Group Leaders, other M&A corporate partners, and the Head of Knowledge Management, to ensure coherent and consistent knowledge management and L&D programmes

Responsibilities

Know-how

* Drafting and updating precedents and practice notes on specific topics* Collecting and capturing know-how * Keeping lawyers in the Department are kept up to date on all relevant developments * Preparation of electronic bibles of relevant documents* Reviewing sections of legislation, particularly regarding the new Companies Bill. * Complete monthly updates for the Corporate Group on relevant new legislation* Review documents for the Knowledge Management system

Learning & Development

* Arranging Department -wide seminars on topical issues (including round table discussions for all corporate practice groups at all levels), in particular regarding the Companies Bill* Coordinating seminars for each new rotation of trainees, new-qualifiers and new-joiners * Presenting on recent developments, * Working closely with the L&D team to identify non-technical learning needs and to design and deliver well-designed L&D programmes for corporate fee earners

* A senior corporate lawyer (ideally 5+ years' pqe )* Strong academic background* Completed traineeship and worked as an M&A associate in a large commercial law firm * Has recently been in private practice* Have knowledge of company law and private M&A, as well as an interest in the new Companies Bill* Demonstrated interest in learning and development and design and delivery skills* Demonstrated interest and literacy in IT* Excellent written and communications skills* Project management and organisation skills* Ability to work as part of diverse team * Ability to persuade and influence senior individuals* Ability to work to deadlines, manage multiple projects and deliver under pressure* Excellent attention to detail* Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding environment* Ability to work on own initiative

Please send CV to John Cronin Solicitor or call John at 00353 1 834 0035 for a more detailed discussion on the role and the firm.

Key Contact

John leads the legal division at FRS Recruitment. He qualified as a solicitor at a Big 6 Law Firm in 2005 and later attained chartered membership of the CIPD. He recruits legal practitioners at all levels from newly qualified lawyers up to partner/general counsel for clients in private practice and…